But Dr.....What does it mean????
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“But Dr.....What does it mean?”
Okay,,,, a reasonable question. I am a retired pro musician. I’m an instrumentalist, never been a vocalist. So to me, the vocal line, and the lyrics are just another instrument. I hear it as a human instrument, making sounds. I never have a clue about what lyrics mean. I don’t digest music that way. I hear music as a whole, not separate parts. So to me, “Walrus” is a complete sound, and not just parts. Lennon was great at putting “sounds” together. Some verses in some of his songs are so “glottal” that they sound German, even though they’re in English. He was great at that. Sometimes his lyrics make no sense “lyrically” but make wonderful sense “sonically!”
There was a German study, done just recently, and reported here a day or so ago, that dealt with “musical minds.” Some very interesting results! I have a “musical mind.” My search abilities here are so poor, perhaps someone more “Computer-minded” can find me the link? Some interesting differences.
My Sister play classical flute beautifully. But play a song for her, and she really can’t mentally recall, nor hear, in her mind, the music. Put sheet music in front of her, and she’ll play it beautifully. Alas, she doesn’t really have a musical mind.